His performance against Bordeaux was very encouraging, not least as for most of the game he was acting as the senior member of a central midfield pairing alongside fellow 18-year-old Pedro Chirivella.

But Rossiter still has some way to go. And that's why we shouldn't put any undue pressure on his shoulders.

Just let him develop. He deserves to be given the time to bring on his game.

He will make mistakes, that's what happens with young footballers. Liverpool just have to make sure he is given the chance to progress, because he has already shown he is capable of taking his opportunities when they arise.

Pedro Chirivella of Liverpool competes with Henri Saivet of FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Youngsters always give supporters hope. There's nothing fans love more than the sight of a young player, especially one of their own, to get them excited for the future.

But Rossiter, Chirivella and even the likes of Divock Origi are all still very young.

They aren't the solution at the moment.

Maybe the next few games in the Europa League and the forthcoming Capital One Cup tie against Carlisle United will give them further chances to impress.

But it would have to be an exceptional talented youngster who can go into a struggling first team at the moment and help make a real difference.

Rodgers needs to decide on the right way forward at the back

It always worries me when I see a manager chopping and changing his tactics.

So that's why I was a little bit concerned to see us revert to three at the back against Bordeaux.

Okay, I understand Brendan Rodgers could say he was just getting the best out of the personnel available.

But I'm convinced he came to Liverpool with the idea of playing with a flat back four.

I don't like to see him chopping and changing. Even last season, when we went three at the back and there was a massive improvement, you never felt it was a long-term solution.

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I'd rather he continue to work on something that we are going to stick with going forward.

A draw in Bordeaux was a decent result. We are still at the stage where we are looking to kickstart the season for some players.

Mamadou Sakho did well. We know what he brings and there's every chance he could get an extended run-out.

In terms of who he might replace – if Rodgers returns to a flat back four – Dejan Lovren is under slightly more pressure for his place but I'd like to see Lovren alongside Sakho for a couple of games.

Maybe it's time for Martin Skrtel to have a rest. I don't know if he has been affected by the change in formation and defensive team-mates, but he's definitely off form.

We mustn't be left in Norwich's away daze

Next up is the visit of Norwich, and they are precisely the type of opponent that worries me.

Why? Because they have energy, they have pace and they have a sensational away record since Alex Neil took over in January, losing only one match – and even that was after having had a player sent off at Southampton the other week.

They are a team well equipped for playing away from home.

The same could be said for West Ham United, who the other week waited for us to make mistakes and then to a certain extent ran away from us.

Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini (left) and Liverpool's Dejan Lovren in action during the Barclays Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester

We have to be careful of avoiding a repeat against Norwich as we don't want to be chasing the game.

We need to be patient. But we have to show more ambition than we showed at Old Trafford last Saturday.

You can always tell when a team has turned up to win. They show conviction, and we never did.

Whatever way you wrap it up, Manchester United aren't a great team.

We've now got four games coming up in a row, and realistically we need to be looking to win all four. It's the perfect opportunity to get our season up and running.